One of the Seaport's last public parking lots could be replaced by life-sciences labs and a STEM training center

A developer has projected replacing an open-air parking batch and Silver Line Way astatine the extremity of Congress Street astatine Starboard Way with a two-wing, 13-story life-sciences laboratory gathering and a two-story gathering aimed astatine providing STEM grooming for radical from much distant parts of Boston.

Part of the Seaport Circle task would beryllium atop what is present Silver Line Way, adjacent to the erstwhile John Hancock gathering that is itself being transformed into life-sciences laboratory space, and would see operation of an expanded replacement for the existent Silver Line autobus stop, according to the missive of intent filed with the BPDA by the Lincoln Property Co., based downtown, and its partners.

In all, the developers program immoderate 665,000 quadrate feet of abstraction connected astir 2.5 acres of land, which includes the one-acre parking lot. The caller buildings would person a full of 100 parking spaces.

The two-story acquisition gathering would beryllium tally arsenic a non-profit and would beryllium aimed astatine providing STEM acquisition for high-school and different students from "Boston's underserved and divers neighborhoods."

The "Parcel H" onshore is owned by Massport, which selected Lincoln successful January for a semipermanent lease successful portion due to the fact that of its beardown committedness to hiring minority-owned businesses for the construction, including its improvement partners, architects, subcontractors and spot managers.

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